Today marks the long-awaited official global release of the monumental 2019 Château Latour Grand Vin – the final, most revered drop from the brilliant 2019 Bordeaux vintage, widely hailed as one of the greatest Left Bank vintages of the 21st century. 

With dual perfect 100-point scores, excellent critical acclaim, and the unrivalled pedigree of Pauillac’s iconic First Growth estate, this release is set to see exceptional global demand. We are delighted to offer you the chance to acquire both the flagship Grand Vin and the outstanding 2020 Les Forts de Latour, released alongside it.

Both are offered at the worldwide best price available.

The 2019 Bordeaux vintage stands as a masterclass in classicism, pristine fruit purity and refined structural precision. Crowned by Decanter as a vintage that marries the power of modern winemaking with the timeless elegance of traditional Bordeaux, it delivered near-perfect growing conditions for Cabernet Sauvignon on the Left Bank. Few estates in the world are better positioned to harness the full potential of such an exceptional year than Château Latour, with its iconic gravel terroir, centuries-old viticultural heritage, and uncompromising commitment to excellence.

2020 Les Forts de Latour, available @HKD 1,440 per bottle (OWC3 or OWC6)

 'A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 26.5% Merlot, and 3.5% Petit Verdot, the 2020 Les Forts de Latour is deep garnet-purple colored. The nose is very closed to begin, slowly offering glimpses at crushed blackberries, mulberries, and cassis notes, followed by hints of aniseed, black truffles, and underbrush. The medium-bodied palate is very tightly wound with loads of vibrant black fruit and earthy layers and a firm, grainy backbone, finishing long with a compelling lift.'

95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown

'The 2020 Les Forts De Latour brings everything up a substantial notch, offering medium to full-bodied aromas and flavors of crème de cassis, lead pencil shavings, liquid violets, and spring flower notes. It shows the fresher, pure, focused style of the vintage, has an incredible floral character, ripe, fine tannins, and great finish. Give it 4-5 years at a minimum, and I suspect it's capable of evolving for decades.' 

94+ points, Jeb Dunnuck

2019 Château Latour, available @HKD 4,860 per bottle (OWC3 or OWC6)

'Composed of 92.5% Cabernet Sauvignon and 7.5% Merlot, the 2019 Latour is deep garnet-purple in color. It comes barreling out of the glass with powerful notes of blackcurrant jelly, blackberry pie, and plum preserves, followed by suggestions of pencil shavings, cast-iron pan, and charcoal. The medium to full-bodied palate is exquisitely constructed with a myriad of very fine layers, supported by ripe, grainy tannins and beautiful tension, finishing epically long and mineral-laced. It’s still very tightly wound and will require at least 5 to 7 more years in cellar, then should age gracefully for a good 50-years+. Drink 2027-2077'

100 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown

'Looking at the Grand Vin, the 2019 Château Latour is another perfect wine in the vintage and is as prodigious as they come. Revealing a deep purple hue, it displays a powerful and complex array of pure Pauillac cassis-like fruit as well as lead pencil, graphite, chalky minerality, truffle, and espresso and shows the vintage’s more elegant style perfectly, with nothing out of place. It is medium to full-bodied, with ripe, sweet tannins, but it still has that classic Latour regalness, concentration, structure, and class, with just a hint of its normal youthful austerity. This flawless balanced, structured, insanely good Latour will be drinkable in just 7-8 years but evolve for 40-50 years in cold cellars. Hats off to the team of technical director Hélène Génin and CEO Frédéric Engerer.' 

100 points, Jeb Dunnuck

'The 2019 Latour is a profound wine in the making, and it will surely emerge as one of the most long-lived wines of the vintage, as well as one of the greatest. Unwinding in the glass with scents of rich cassis fruit, English walnuts, cigar wrapper, black truffle, loamy soil and violets, it’s full-bodied, layered and muscular, with huge depth at the core, ripe tannins and lively acids, concluding with a long, seemingly interminable finish. Checking in at 14.1% alcohol, this prodigious Latour will require two decades to hit its stride, but it will be more than worth the wait.'

99+ points, William Kelley 

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The wines are offered subject to remaining unsold. Title to all wine remains with The Fine Wine Experience until paid for in full.
Wines are not subject to return. Wines will arrive in Hong Kong direct from Château Latour's cellars in 2-3 months from now.    
Wines will arrive in Hong Kong directly from Château Latour's cellars in 2-3 months from now.